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Mental Health Day: Dancing and delusions
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Oct 10, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
When British dancer Kevin Turner was in his early 30s, he began to suffer extreme delusions. At one point he believed he was a millionaire, but he also became paranoid and believed everyone, including his mum Avis, was out to get him. Kevin had bipolar disorder, but he got help thanks to his mum. Kevin has created a dance theatre piece called Witness about the impact his mental health crisis had on his family. Kevin and Avis tell us their story.
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Katy Davis
Image: Dancers Kevin Turner (R) and Theo Fapohunda (L)
Credit: Joel Chester-Fildes
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Katy Davis
Image: Dancers Kevin Turner (R) and Theo Fapohunda (L)
Credit: Joel Chester-Fildes
Released:
Oct 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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